i knocked the finish off the red paint with a grey scotchbrite pad, and smoothed out a little orangepeel that was already there, and painted with satin trim paint from an autobody shop supply house. the manager went through all his rattlecan stuff and said this would work best for my application, and give a nice satin black finish.

it did, i got the wheels painted and they turned out great. there are a couple thick spots i need to take down and respray.